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What is a ruin? We’re running off of “You know it when you see it” at the moment. Ruins should be non-functioning structures of some age, or their function reduced to tourism and the like.

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12th century AD Buddhist monastery of Jagaddala Mahavihara, Bangladesh (upload.wikimedia.org)
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[–] Gork@sopuli.xyz 2 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

That brick work has lasted remarkably well. I'm sure if you could pressure wash it without damaging it, it'd look fantastic.